The rift between the Philippine Chess Federation & the country's top players widens. Interview with Fritz's programmer. The continuing debate between Valery Salov & Yasser Seirawan.
- Stephen Leary
El Pais
Leontxo Garcia's reports this week: 6 of the 11 highest-rated female chessplayers are from China. "Everything indicates that the phenomenon is not going to be ephemeral." 79-year-old Vassily Smyslov is competing in the Veterans versus Women match in Munich. 17-year-old Spanish prodigy Paco Vallejo is turning pro. His goal is to be under-18 world champion. Nigel Short says he will not play in many elite tournaments in the future, because the toll on him is very heavy. He will choose his tournaments carefully. The rise of 21-year-old Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria. Soon she will be one of the few women who can compete against the top male players.
[In Spanish.]
British Chess Magazine
BCF Player of the Year 2000 is Michael Adams.
New UK FIDE ratings. GMCCA Summer Congress. 4NCL news update. Terence Chapman Group Grand Prix. `The Times' Schools Chess Championship.
KasparovChess.com
Kasparov defeat Sting and his band. Dortmund preview. European Championships. Andorra Open results.
Inside Chess
The continuing debate on FIDE between Valery Salov and Yasser Seirawan.
Philippine Stars Boycott Olympic Trials
GM Eugene Torre, GM Joey Antonio, and Bong Villamayor are boycotting a qualifying tournament for the Philippine team to be sent to the Olympiad in Turkey later this year. The boycott is the latest turn in an ever-deepening rift between the Philippine Chess Federation and the country's top players.
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USCF
The 2000 US Junior Invitational Chess Championship will be held July 6-16. The US Junior Open will be held July 14-16.
Frans Morsch Interview
An interview with Frans Morsch, programmer of the computer program Fritz.
Florencio Campomanes
In his Manila Times column, Campomanes writes about the Visa Classic tournament underway in the Philippines. Comments on the Philippine Chess Society, Bong Villamayor, and other Asian players.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek writes about Kasparov's victory over Sting. Also Kasparov's previous problems with the "touch move" rule against Polgar and at the 1980 Malta Olympiad. Thomas Glavinic's novel about Carl Schlechter.
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne analyses Timman-Polgar from the Sigeman & Company tournament in Malmo, Sweden. "Timman overlooked an ingenious combination that would have won. Granted that reprieve, Polgar exploited her opportunities with crunching vigor."
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby lauds Garry Kasparov for including analysis of his games on his own website, often within 24-hours after the encounter. "His candid remarks remind us of our commonality, that even the arguably best player in history makes errors, is distracted by emotions and seems at times to be peering into the void."
Terra Ajedrez
Psakhis' victory at Andorra. Bacrot-Almasi match.
[In Spanish.]
TWIC
European Championships, Veterans versus Ladies, the murder of Kalmykian journalist Larissa Yudina, new FIDE ratings list.
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